Dexter vs Great Bend

A side-by-side comparison of Dexter and Great Bend: population, income, housing, and more.

Dexter and Great Bend are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Great Bend has the higher population (942 vs 828 in Dexter). Dexter has the higher median home value ($152,600 vs $125,000 in Great Bend). Since 2019, Dexter's population has grown faster (-13.0% vs -17.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Dexter	Great Bend
Population	828	942
Median age	41.0 yrs	26.4 yrs
Median household income	$49,826	—
Median home value	$152,600	$125,000
Median gross rent	$609	$1,345
Housing units	349	286
Homeownership rate	63.7%	35.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	23.2%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	35.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dexter	Great Bend
Population	952 → 828 (-13.0%)	1,139 → 942 (-17.3%)
Median household income	$37,426 → $49,826 (+33.1%)	$54,643 → $56,125 (+2.7%)
Median home value	$125,000 → $152,600 (+22.1%)	$128,400 → $125,000 (-2.6%)
Median gross rent	$440 → $609 (+38.4%)	$1,770 → $1,345 (-24.0%)

Dexter

Population

952828

Median household income

$37,426$49,826

Median home value

$125,000$152,600

Median gross rent

$440$609

Great Bend

Population

1,139942

Median household income

$54,643$56,125

Median home value

$128,400$125,000

Median gross rent

$1,770$1,345

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dexter	Great Bend
Under 5	7.6%	3.8%
5 to 17	22.9%	23.4%
18 to 24	5.0%	21.1%
25 to 34	9.8%	4.8%
35 to 44	8.6%	14.5%
45 to 54	12.9%	15.3%
55 to 64	10.9%	12.1%
65 to 74	10.5%	1.5%
75 and over	11.8%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dexter	Great Bend
White (non-Hispanic)	88.2%	95.8%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.6%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dexter	Great Bend
No high school diploma	10.7%	5.1%
High school graduate	38.8%	47.2%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.0%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dexter	Great Bend
Drove alone	86.4%	96.6%
Carpooled	7.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.4%
Worked from home	4.5%	0.0%
Other means	2.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dexter	Great Bend
1-unit, detached	62.5%	50.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	19.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	12.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.6%	45.8%

Poverty & households

	Dexter	Great Bend
Poverty rate	17.9%	31.8%
Average household size	2.42	3.29
Mean commute (minutes)	24	16
Median year structure built	1952	1979